obedient

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈbidiənt/ UK /əˈbiːdɪənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #12556

Meanings

1

adj
Willing to do what you are told by someone in authority.

He was an obedient child who always listened to his parents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · willing to do what you are... compliant dutiful

Opposites

argumentative breachy contumacious defiant disobedient dominant frowardimmorigerousinobedientinsubmissiveinsubordinate insurgent

Word family

Forms obediently

Etymology

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

obedient Middle English oboediēns Latin

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Describing Qualities

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